New West Side with seat backs!
http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/wcar/galleries/Athletic-Facilities/g-WhitmireStadium-lg.jpg

LacesOut

April 15th, 2005, 01:22 PM

Painted end zones rock!!

ForShizzleGrizzle

April 15th, 2005, 01:27 PM

Although you have all seen this stadium. Here are some of my favorite pics from last year courtesy of Egriz.com.
http://www.egriz.com/images/grizpics/2004/football/unh/12-4-2004-049_small.jpg
http://www.egriz.com/images/grizpics/2004/football/unh/12-4-2004-053_small.jpg
http://www.egriz.com/images/grizpics/2004/football/unh/12-4-2004-067_small.jpg
http://www.egriz.com/images/grizpics/2004/football/msu/11-20-04-073_small.jpg

GSUBass

April 15th, 2005, 01:36 PM

Although you have all seen this stadium. Here are some of my favorite pics from last year courtesy of Egriz.com.

Did anybody go up on the mountain and get a picture of the stadium at night w/ all the lights??

Coastal89

April 15th, 2005, 01:56 PM

Brooks Stadium at Coastal Carolina-The House that Hooters Built.

Coastal89

April 15th, 2005, 01:57 PM

Areil shot

putter

April 15th, 2005, 02:08 PM

Washington-Griz at night:

http://www.joynerart.com/griz/lights1.jpg

http://www.joynerart.com/griz/lights2.jpg

http://www.joynerart.com/griz/lights6.jpg

GSUBass

April 15th, 2005, 02:47 PM

Thanks Putter...those are some really cool shots.

How big is the student section there? ie...how many does it hold?

ForShizzleGrizzle

April 15th, 2005, 02:56 PM

Around 24,000

GSUBass

April 15th, 2005, 03:02 PM

no not the whole stadium, just the student section.

Although I wish we had 23,000 attend our games each week.

Apparently it takes homecoming and App. State/ Furman to pull those kind of numbers now.

chattanoogamocs

April 15th, 2005, 03:19 PM

Max Finley Stadium, Davenport Field

http://gomocs.com/images/articles/2465_Finley_pic.jpg

North Stands
http://gomocs.com/images/articles/2465_finley1.jpg

South Stands
http://gomocs.com/images/articles/2465_finley12.jpg

ForShizzleGrizzle

April 15th, 2005, 03:23 PM

I don't know the exact number. Here is a seating chart all the grey areas are student seating.
http://www.montanagrizzlies.com/images/facilities/wgs/wgs_sc.gif

Although I wish we had 23,000 attend our games each week.

You guys have to compete with Georgia and Georgia Tech

putter

April 15th, 2005, 03:42 PM

GSU,

I don't know the exact number of students either but I think they allocate around 2k tickets for the students. They occupy that corner sections of the east side (sections 118 & 119.) They charged $7/ticket for students last year and are dropping that to $4/ticket this year because of the deficit.

GSUBass

April 15th, 2005, 03:53 PM

Thanks for the info guys.

or our homecoming game last year, we had 9,500 students in attendance. We had 22,500 or so total.

Student tickets are free during the regular season, during the playoffs it's $6.

kats89

April 15th, 2005, 03:56 PM

http://www.shsu.edu/~ath_www/pics/bowersalcorn.jpg

http://www.shsu.edu/~ath_www/pics/bowersariel.jpg

http://www.shsu.edu/~ath_www/pics/bowersnorth.jpg

grizbeer

April 15th, 2005, 04:00 PM

There are 3,030 tickets allocated for students at Montana.

blur2005

April 15th, 2005, 04:53 PM

JMU's field, though the main shot is old, and they don't have a new one yet of the field.

Old shot of stadium:
http://www.jmusports.com/Facilities/images/bridgeforth.jpg

Scoreboard put in for last year, which was good timing :) :
http://www.jmusports.com/Images/ForArticles/2_2244.jpg

I can't find any good new shots of the stadium, which now has had a parking deck behind one stand, and has been redone over with paint and other things. The main shot is probably circa-1995 or something.

Wmbgskip

April 15th, 2005, 05:35 PM

Also need to make sure the new picture has the sudden stop right behind one endzone, where the new building stands:P

UAalum72

April 15th, 2005, 08:10 PM

University at Albany - University Field
http://www.81x.com/Authors/uaalum72/giants_scrimmage2.jpghttp://www.81x.com/Authors/uaalum72/aerial.jpg

Below is the pic I put on the old site. I was on the first page of the stadium pic thread on the old site though. I must be getting slow as I get older.... ;) This was a game back in '02 against Nova. As usual the stadium was at capacity.....

http://home.epix.net/~robgray/temp/temp.jpg

Ronbo

April 15th, 2005, 09:24 PM

http://www.shsu.edu/~ath_www/pics/bowersalcorn.jpg

http://www.shsu.edu/~ath_www/pics/bowersariel.jpg

http://www.shsu.edu/~ath_www/pics/bowersnorth.jpg

Bowers looks like an easy expansion to around 30,000.

JaxSinfonian

April 15th, 2005, 10:20 PM

Nothing could be finer than a sunny, late summer day at JSU's Paul Snow Memorial Stadium:

http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/a/jax42/Paul-Snow-083102b.jpg

http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/a/jax42/Paul-Snow-083102a.jpg

These are from 2002, I think. This summer will see renovations of the fieldhouse in the west end zone finished, and the installation of a brand-new artificial playing surface. The place should be sparkling for the home opener Sept. 1.

eagleskins

April 15th, 2005, 10:33 PM

Can't respect any stadium with a track around it.

ngineer

April 15th, 2005, 10:58 PM

I'm a novice at this stuff. I have an excellent aerial picture of Goodman but don't know how to share it. It's in the Lehigh media guide, as well as at www.lehighsports.com

RadMann

April 15th, 2005, 11:13 PM

Is it the pic below? By the way, where is the "LEHIGH WILL SHINE TONIGHT, LEHIGH WILL SHINE!" line from? The Delaware fight song has the exact same line except substitute Delaware for Lehigh.....

http://www.lehighsports.com/info/facilities/images/goodman1.jpg

ngineer

April 16th, 2005, 12:02 AM

Yep--that's it, although the right hand side is cropped off. Visitors side, from which pic is taken, is same size as home side. This pic was taken at the Bucknell game in October 2000. Attendance was 16,906--largest non-Lafayette crowd since team moved into Goodman in 1987. 16,000 permenant seats plus alot of the students prefer to sit on the grassy embankment on the horseshoe end. October is the best month at Goodman when South Mountain (in the background) is brilliant yellow and orange.

ngineer

April 16th, 2005, 12:07 AM

But how does one post a picture on the board? Does one have to have a scanner?

No, but this question should be made on the General AGS Website/Board Comments and Suggestions board so every one could find it easier. Basically you can add an image by having the URL to it or having it on your computer drive (check the attachment and code buttons pages in the FAQ link in the top bar links).
Thanks--but for now I just use descriptive language! :D

ngineer

April 16th, 2005, 11:27 PM

Is it the pic below? By the way, where is the "LEHIGH WILL SHINE TONIGHT, LEHIGH WILL SHINE!" line from? The Delaware fight song has the exact same line except substitute Delaware for Lehigh.....

http://www.lehighsports.com/info/facilities/images/goodman1.jpg
As for the song--"Lehigh Will Shine" is the name of one of our fight songs. It's a rather short one that goes:

Lehigh will shine tonight, Lehigh will shine
Lehigh will shine tonight, Lehigh will shine,
Lehigh will shine tonight, Lehigh will shine,
When the sun goes down and the moon comes up,
Lehigh will shine.

Usually it is played as part of a medley of two or three others when we score, along with "Rearing Tearing Down the Field" and "The Old Silver Goblet"

RadMann

April 16th, 2005, 11:37 PM

That's odd because below is UD's fight song which has been around since the early 1900's. Someone stole from the other..... lol:

And then we'll fight! fight! fight! for Delaware,
Fight for the Blue and Gold,
And when we hit that line,
Our team is there
with a daring spirit bold
And when we strike with might
Let foes beware
Our glorious name we'll uphold

And then we'll fight! fight! fight! for Delaware,
Fight for the Blue and Gold,
Delaware will shine to-night,
Delaware will shine.
When the sun goes down and
the moon comes up,
Delaware will shine.

And then we'll fight! fight! fight! for Delaware...

ngineer

April 17th, 2005, 12:01 AM

I try and check the origin. All of Lehigh's songs have been around a very long time. Too bad I can't write music or we could "compare notes" :D

Tribe4SF

April 17th, 2005, 10:35 AM

Semi-final

ucdtim17

April 17th, 2005, 02:57 PM

2006 home
http://publish.netitor.com/photos/schools/ucda/genrel/auto_original/23449.jpeg

kats89

April 17th, 2005, 04:44 PM

Ronbo,

Official numbers for seating in Bowers is a little over 14K. but I was told that if seating was opened up on the grass areas that the actual capacity should be over 20K. The largest crowd I have ever been around in Bowers was when Alcorn St. came to Huntsville when Steve McNair was QB. Attendance was over 16K for that game.

kats89

April 17th, 2005, 04:47 PM

Eagleskins, maybe Ga Southern can come on down to Huntsville one of these days and really see what Bowers is all about.

buckp

April 18th, 2005, 09:44 AM

McNeese's one and only........

http://www.geauxcowboys.com/images/thehole.jpg
........that's me right under the press box with the McNeese cap on! ;)

Tribe4SF

April 18th, 2005, 11:28 AM

As for the song--"Lehigh Will Shine" is the name of one of our fight songs. It's a rather short one that goes:

Lehigh will shine tonight, Lehigh will shine
Lehigh will shine tonight, Lehigh will shine,
Lehigh will shine tonight, Lehigh will shine,
When the sun goes down and the moon comes up,
Lehigh will shine.

Usually it is played as part of a medley of two or three others when we score, along with "Rearing Tearing Down the Field" and "The Old Silver Goblet"

Of course you know the original version. ;)

Lehigh will shine tonight, Lehigh will shine,
Lehigh will shine tonight, Lehigh will shine,
Lehigh will shine tonight, Lehigh will shine.
With two black eyes and a bloody nose,
Lehigh will shine!

eagle1

April 18th, 2005, 12:29 PM

Here are a couple of pics of Woodward Field during the 2004 season. Go Eagles!!!

henfan

April 18th, 2005, 12:41 PM

Here's a rendering of Del State's proposed football stadium:
http://www.creativeanimation.com/Gallery/albums/DSU/DSU_ExteriorC.jpg

grizbeer

April 18th, 2005, 01:03 PM

Here are a couple of pics of Eastern's Woodward Field during the 2004 season. Go Eagles!!!Here are a couple more 2004 photos of Woodward from E-Griz

Lehigh is in the "Lehigh Valley" in Pennsylvania, in or near the Poconos/Appalachians. If I'm not mistaken, their campus is actually divided into 3 parts with a mountain between them. Someone from Lehigh will correct me on that, I'm sure. Nice campus and very nice stadium with the hills in the background.

Fordham

April 19th, 2005, 11:25 AM

that's true. i've heard that the trek to the field for practices, games and workouts is something players complain about, but that's a great, great and very beautiful facility, imo.

we'd kill for that kind of space to play around with on our bronx campus.

Fordham

April 19th, 2005, 11:32 AM

http://www.fordhamsports.com/static_files/CoffeyFieldweb.jpg

http://www.fordhamsports.com/action_shots/Football/04FBTeam.jpg

putter

April 19th, 2005, 03:24 PM

Henfan,

That new DSU field looks pretty impressive for a program that has languished. Do they think the program is on the rise or do they just think it is time to upgrade their facilities?

What would it take to get that thing up to 30,000? A second deck? Any plans for that floating around?

Fordham

April 21st, 2005, 08:31 PM

hey fordham, how come there are no pics of the visitor side... ;) funny. it's probably because the other side looks like Hamilton, NY on a Friday night.

PS - if you've ever been there, you have to admit that the picture I posted is like the Wonder Bra of stadium photos. It's using every trick in the book to make things more impressive looking than they really are.

CosmoVixen24

April 21st, 2005, 10:18 PM

I took three of these before practice one day, and the last one from the sideline when the team started warming up an hour before game time. The stadium isn't so bad for saying the team just came back almost three years ago after an 18 year hiatus.

ngineer

April 21st, 2005, 10:39 PM

Where is Lehigh for there to be some rolling hills in the background?

Woodward Field at EWU leaves a little to be desired.

South Mountain (elev.1,150) is in the background. The major undergraduate campus is on the north slope. Campus changes in elevation from about 350' to about 850' at the top of fraternity row in Sayre Park. The Mountain Top Campus is home to the Lee Iaccoca Center and major research laboratories. Lehigh purchased from the now defunct Bethlehem Steel about 15 years ago. Beth Steel at one time owned the valley on the south slope and swapped land with Lehigh so the University could build their new Goodman Campus where most of the athletic facilities are. Beth Steel got the mountain top (that occured in the mid 1960's). 30 years later Lehigh had it back.
The Lehigh Valley and South Mountain in particular is considered the gateway to the Pocono Mountains. The Blue Ridge, where the Applachian Trail crosses is about 25 miles due north.

Nice pic with the fireworks...I was looking to post that one but couldn't find it anywhere....

colgate13

April 22nd, 2005, 08:44 AM

PS - if you've ever been there, you have to admit that the picture I posted is like the Wonder Bra of stadium photos. It's using every trick in the book to make things more impressive looking than they really are.

What would it take to get that thing up to 30,000? A second deck? Any plans for that floating around?

There are plans in the making, I don't know exactly what the time frame is but I know there is a phase by phase project going on to get the stadium to 30,000 before 2010. I know first it starts with the press box and luxury boxes. Any Griz fans have specific info on this?

ngineer

April 22nd, 2005, 11:28 PM

funny. it's probably because the other side looks like Hamilton, NY on a Friday night.

PS - if you've ever been there, you have to admit that the picture I posted is like the Wonder Bra of stadium photos. It's using every trick in the book to make things more impressive looking than they really are.

Nice job! I was up to the Bronx two years ago for that wild one that went into overtime. It must feel weird for the visitors not to 'feel' anyone behind them on their sideline, but actually may be a help since there is less noise interfering with the sideline communications. Looking forward to the return visit this year in November.

Wow has the area around the football stadium changed in 40 years or what... Now I see how the stadium was built on a swamp.

OSRacer

April 28th, 2005, 10:48 AM

Stewart Stadium at Murray State....

Holds 17000....

stewartstadmid.jpg

YSUReturnToGlory

May 1st, 2005, 08:29 PM

YOUNGSTOWN STATE STAMBAUGH STADIUM
I know some of my other fans did this already. Seats 21,000. Up to 23,000{Standing Room}

SCOREBOARD. The WHITE Section is the 19 foot video screen. Or 21 foot.http://www.ursuline.com/athletics/Football/Varsity%20Football%20Pics/mooney/106_0686.jpg

MISC. Pics. SECOND BEST IN THE GAME. The LOGES AND PRESS ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD!
http://www.ysusports.com/facilities/images/stadiumaerial.jpg http://www.ysu.edu/maps/tour/stambaugh/images/stadium3.jpg
http://www.ysu.edu/maps/tour/stambaugh/images/stadium5.jpg
http://www.sharon-herald.com/sports/sptex/9711/art/9711h5.jpg
http://www.geauxcowboys-eastside.com/images/ysu02tg2.jpg
http://www.ysusports.com/facilities/images/smallseatchart.jpg
http://www.ysu.edu/maps/tour/stambaugh/images/stadium6.jpg
http://www.ursuline.com/athletics/Football/Varsity%20Football%20Pics/Data/stadium5.jpg

During The Game
http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/yale/galleries/facbowl/g-facbowl05.jpg

Fordham

May 11th, 2005, 11:21 AM

those are some pretty sweet Ivy stadiums. We played at the old Princeton stadium a few times as well as Harvard and Brown while I was there. All were very cool for us to play in, given the histories (particularly Harvard). We played at Franklin Field after I left ... that one would have been very, very cool to suit up in, imo.

Oh, and what's up with Dartmouth's solar panel-like visiting bleachers? blech!
I like the fact that it runs from the 20 to beyond the other end zone. Did the Earth shift? (obvious that they had to work around that field house) ;)

JMU2004

May 13th, 2005, 04:27 PM

Updated pic of Bridgeforth post improvements.....I think this was against UMASS

http://www.jmusports.com/Facilities/images/bridgeforth.jpg

Tod

May 13th, 2005, 11:02 PM

Updated pic of Bridgeforth post improvements.....I think this was against UMASS

http://www.jmusports.com/Facilities/images/bridgeforth.jpg

Now, I don't like tracks around football fields, but if you're going to do it, THIS is the way to do it. Very nice!

JMU2004

May 13th, 2005, 11:59 PM

the track will be gone soon.....the endzone is schedule to be bowled in. I assume the remaining track will be removed at that point.

After that, the next phase is converting to a grass field.

Both should be done within 6-8 years

NoCoDanny

May 14th, 2005, 03:15 PM

Updated pic of Bridgeforth post improvements.....I think this was against UMASS

http://www.jmusports.com/Facilities/images/bridgeforth.jpg

Ok, excuse my ignorance here but if you are running on the track along the bottom, from left to right, do you just crash into the building or do they open the doors, you run in, turn left at the drinking fountain, down the hall way, then left at the broom closet, and back out through the doors?

89Hen

May 15th, 2005, 12:23 PM

Ok, excuse my ignorance here but if you are running on the track along the bottom, from left to right, do you just crash into the building
:lmao: It does look funny. That building was just completed last year. It's a shame that the track is there, because there's no way to add seats in that area, they'd have to rebuid the entire stands to move them closer.

NoCoDanny

May 15th, 2005, 05:35 PM

:lmao: It does look funny. That building was just completed last year. It's a shame that the track is there, because there's no way to add seats in that area, they'd have to rebuid the entire stands to move them closer.

It can be done, the key is to lower the level of the playing field. Once that area is excavated you can extend the slope of the stands into the now created pit.

For an example of this check out pictures of Folsom Field at the University of Colorado.

I also seem to remember they did the same thing to the LA Colisium 10 to 15 years ago.

89Hen

May 15th, 2005, 08:16 PM

It can be done, the key is to lower the level of the playing field. Once that area is excavated you can extend the slope of the stands into the now created pit.
Yeah, they did that at Ohio State a couple years ago too. I guess since they're planing on replacing the surface I guess they might be able to do that in Harrisonburg too.

WMTribe90

May 15th, 2005, 11:11 PM

A JMU could possibly answer for sure, but I heard they originally planned to lower the field and add seats where the track currently sits. However, this idea was scraped becuase of the shallow groundwater table beneath the stadium. Maybe the shallow groundwater table also explains the ridiculous crown on that field. When you stand on one sideline and look across the field you can only see your opponents from about the waist up!

bosshogg

May 18th, 2005, 02:31 PM

http://www.scsu.edu/Services/TicketOffice/Pictures/scsu.jpg

http://www.scsu.edu/Services/TicketOffice/Pictures/stadium_map.gif

Tod

May 18th, 2005, 08:54 PM

Very nice, boss, very nice.

TheValleyRaider

May 18th, 2005, 11:39 PM

SCSU's vistor side looks somewhat like Dartmouth's in how it's offset from the field.

Very interesting.

Tod

May 18th, 2005, 11:43 PM

I didn't notice that. Yeah, I don't like the offset visitor side seating. Still nice, though.

ngineer

May 19th, 2005, 11:10 PM

Early days at Lehigh....

Wow--that's a classic photo. It appears to be 1905 on Taylor Field before old Taylor stadium was built. I always thought our old Stadium was so good. I have a brick from the old Taylor when it was torn down in 1987. It sat about 17,000, with a very noisy 'upper deck' made of steel where the student sat and rhythmically stomped their feet to sound like a huge freight train ('Engineers', remember?), plus the pitch was great and close to the field, looking right down on the action. Goodman has nice amenities, but the seats are far back from the sideline to accomodate a soccer field, too.

89Hen

May 20th, 2005, 05:44 PM

Very nice, boss, very nice.
Agreed! I don't know if I'd ever seen a photo of SCState.

bosshogg

May 20th, 2005, 06:12 PM

our stadium is about 10 years old now..

AppMan

May 24th, 2005, 03:24 AM

Can't respect any stadium with a track around it.

Then you will like KBS in a couple of years.

AppMan

May 24th, 2005, 03:31 AM

Updated pic of Bridgeforth post improvements.....I think this was against UMASS

http://www.jmusports.com/Facilities/images/bridgeforth.jpg
When did you add that structure in the right endzone? What happened to the idea of building a new stadium from a couple years ago?

AppMan

May 24th, 2005, 03:33 AM

It can be done, the key is to lower the level of the playing field. Once that area is excavated you can extend the slope of the stands into the now created pit.

For an example of this check out pictures of Folsom Field at the University of Colorado.

I also seem to remember they did the same thing to the LA Colisium 10 to 15 years ago.
Boston College also did it.

It is at Sac this year, so let's hope for another well attended event. :)
Attendance the last few years has dropped to 6,500+ range, but as you, an Aggie fan can relate to, the California fan base is fickle. Even when you win.

Cheers.

TXST_CAT

June 10th, 2005, 03:17 AM

This is from '03 but not many changes since. Aprox cappacity is 15K -16K

That shot is from the 2002 Cal Poly game. You can tell because it was the year that Volek adopted the Mickey's Malt Liquor Logo. Back then you could also get free tickets at any Sac area Autozone.

The 1999 game was the last victory for CSUS and they had temporary seating set up outside the track. They have some money for stadium improvements but unfortunately those probably won't begin until there is enough money for the gym and rec center. It is a shame that track fever has taken over Sacramento because Hornet stadium would be much improved if they could relocate the track.

As you can tell by this shot, they love there football in Davis.
wow, please tell me that is a spring game photo

AggiePride

June 12th, 2005, 08:10 PM

wow, please tell me that is a spring game photo

That is the first game of last season against SDSU, I think, though I was wrong before. :o.

One major problem with Davis is the quarter system, we always seem to have 2-4 games before the quarter even starts.

This next season our first game is on 9/3, as well as three more on 9/10, 9/17 and 9/24. Instruction begins 9/29

:(

The first two are home games, the third is at Stanford and the last is the causeway classic. All these games have the potential to create intrest and draw fans, but the timing will hurt them.

As well, that was a shot of the visitor section against an out of state team...

AggiePride

June 12th, 2005, 08:22 PM

^^^ It's not all that bad though.

In terms of the teams performance it has it benefits as well. The first few games are pure football with no classes to worry about and with no students around, this town is dead and the focus is almost all on football. And it's not like the stadium is empty, there was 6050 Davis fans at that SDSU game, but only 15 SDSU fans :D .

McTailGator

June 13th, 2005, 08:19 PM

Here is a conceptural drawing of the new Cowboy Stadium Fieldhouse Stadium Club expansion project.

Montana_Mojo

June 14th, 2005, 06:57 AM

Woodward Field at EWU leaves a little to be desired.

It's a nice little stadium, though certainly not the upper caliber of some other 1-AA schools. In fact, the stadium was renovated recently and is more than adequate for a program with a smaller fanbase like EWU.

Meanwhile, if I was a Sam Houey fan, I wouldn't be dissin' anyone's stadiums. From the aerial photo shots of your stadium, it looks like a football/track field in a grass bowl with seating tarp rolled out along the hillsides for fans to picnic while they watch the game. From an asthetic perspective, it has to be one of the worst stadiums in 1-AA. Absolutely terrible. :nod:

Montana_Mojo

June 14th, 2005, 07:41 AM

Thanks everyone for posting pics of their stadiums. A lot of them are really nice.

Some of the Ivy League stadiums are just downright awesome. I like the Yale Bowl, Harvard's classic horseshoe stadium, but my favorite was Princeton's stadium. Very, very nice with the English medieval castle architecture on the cornerstones of the stadium.

Other programs's stadiums that caught my eye were (in no particular order):

-Western Carolina (really nice setting along the Appalachian Mountains, and an impressive facility)

-Youngstown State (I've always thought the Penguin Palace was the staple 1-AA facility that other programs measured themselves by. Great design and comparable seating capacity with 20,000+.)

-Georgetown (very nice facility that the Hoyas are building)

-Fordham (reminds me a lot of Washington-Grizzly Stadium before it expanded)

-Appalachian State (another Washington-Grizzly retro-fit. I like the mountain setting, and the stadium is designed for expansion.)

-Lehigh (I had no idea the Engineers had such a nice stadium--and they fill it up 16,000+! Nice setting along the rolling hills of lower appalachia. It looks like an incredible atmosphere, especially during the peak of the fall follage)

-Georgia Southern (another Washington-Grizzly Stadium retro-fit. It's almost a replica of what Wa-Griz was before it expanded, and it has lots of room for future enhancements.)

-Northern Iowa (I wouldn't say this is my favorite stadium, but it's definately interesting. It's like a mini-hyprid of the Astrodome and the Metrodome, with that roof bubble on top. Still, it looks like there's room for future seating expansion in that thing.)

-Montana State (The Bobcats stink up the joint, but it's a classy 1-AA venue.)

89Hen

June 14th, 2005, 05:00 PM

-Western Kentucky 1-A caliber facility with upper decks -Youngstown State
I'm just not a big fan of the one-sided or lopsided stadiums.

http://www.wku.edu/gallery/graduation03/hgrad6.jpg

TheBisonator

June 14th, 2005, 11:20 PM

Here's some better pics of the Fabulous Fargodome.

The pics were taken at the Cal-Poly game last season. Credits go to G-City Bison Fan from the Bisonville board.

(The next few pics were taken a while before kickoff)

http://www.hamrefarms.com/bisonfootball/CalPoly/images/IMG_2240.jpg

http://www.hamrefarms.com/bisonfootball/CalPoly/images/IMG_2246.jpg

http://www.hamrefarms.com/bisonfootball/CalPoly/images/IMG_2249.jpg

http://www.hamrefarms.com/bisonfootball/CalPoly/images/IMG_2254.jpg

The Gold Star Marching Band:

http://www.hamrefarms.com/bisonfootball/CalPoly/images/IMG_2256.jpg

Game time:

http://www.hamrefarms.com/bisonfootball/CalPoly/images/IMG_2259.jpg

http://www.hamrefarms.com/bisonfootball/CalPoly/images/IMG_2269.jpg

The Gold Star Marching Band, again:

http://www.hamrefarms.com/bisonfootball/CalPoly/images/IMG_2294.jpg

Overview:

http://www.hamrefarms.com/bisonfootball/CalPoly/images/IMG_2295.jpg

bobcatfan06

June 15th, 2005, 01:21 AM

Is that facility used for anything besides football?? That place looks huge or maybe its just the way the fans are spread out? Either way, that is ONE AWESOME stadium.

blur2005

June 15th, 2005, 03:44 PM

Ok, excuse my ignorance here but if you are running on the track along the bottom, from left to right, do you just crash into the building or do they open the doors, you run in, turn left at the drinking fountain, down the hall way, then left at the broom closet, and back out through the doors?
There's a brand new track-only facility on the new part of campus, around CISAT. That track is no longer used.

TheBisonator

June 15th, 2005, 03:52 PM

Is that facility used for anything besides football?? That place looks huge or maybe its just the way the fans are spread out? Either way, that is ONE AWESOME stadium.

Even though it's on NDSU campus land, the Fargodome is basically the main convention centre/civic centre of a metro area of 200,000 people. Which means that a lot of other events are held there throughout the year, including high school football games, college and high school basketball games, Timberwolves preseason exhibition games, high school wrestling matches, major concerts, WWE wrestling, monster truck rallies, supercross, expos and trade shows, etc. It's just that the NDSU football team is the main tennant.

The Fargodome holds about 19,000 for football and 12,000 for basketball. And it does look a lot bigger that it actually is. When I first stepped inside the place, I thought it seated at least 25,000.

Tribe4SF

June 15th, 2005, 08:06 PM

Even though it's on NDSU campus land, the Fargodome is basically the main convention centre/civic centre of a metro area of 200,000 people. Which means that a lot of other events are held there throughout the year, including high school football games, college and high school basketball games, Timberwolves preseason exhibition games, high school wrestling matches, major concerts, WWE wrestling, monster truck rallies, supercross, expos and trade shows, etc. It's just that the NDSU football team is the main tennant.

What, no fricassee cookoffs?!?! :D

bobcatfan06

June 15th, 2005, 08:19 PM

Even though it's on NDSU campus land, the Fargodome is basically the main convention centre/civic centre of a metro area of 200,000 people. Which means that a lot of other events are held there throughout the year, including high school football games, college and high school basketball games, Timberwolves preseason exhibition games, high school wrestling matches, major concerts, WWE wrestling, monster truck rallies, supercross, expos and trade shows, etc. It's just that the NDSU football team is the main tennant.

The Fargodome holds about 19,000 for football and 12,000 for basketball. And it does look a lot bigger that it actually is. When I first stepped inside the place, I thought it seated at least 25,000.

Either way it is still awesome. I love dome stadiums. I know I am in the minority, but I still think they are cool. Maybe it is just because I grew up with Texas Stadium and the Astrodome?

Granite

June 16th, 2005, 09:54 PM

http://www.unhwildcats.com/imgs/promo/facilities/cowell.jpg

Monarch Nation

June 18th, 2005, 11:36 AM

Old Dominion hasn't begun playing yet, we voted to restart our football program (last played a game in 1940) starting in 2009.

Foreman Field as it looks today (currently used for Field Hockey)
http://www.monarchnation.com/football/foreman.jpg

Plans are to add a two story building in the open end zone that will house locker rooms, luxury boxes and scoreboard.

Ronbo

June 18th, 2005, 12:01 PM

Either way it is still awesome. I love dome stadiums. I know I am in the minority, but I still think they are cool. Maybe it is just because I grew up with Texas Stadium and the Astrodome?

I believe that Domes would be fine if they all got rid of the damn astroturf that is like playing on cement and went to FieldTurf. Problem is that the FieldTurf type grasses are permantly put down with several inches of sand and rubber underneath. This presents a problem for other events such as Boat and RV shows and Monster Truck and Motocross. They could have a false floor that could be installed over the Fieldturf I believe. The Domes in Minneapolis and Detroit both have FieldTurf and they do all the events. So they must lay down a floor over the turf.

Towson56

June 18th, 2005, 03:31 PM

I'm new to the board and I dont want to seem like an idiot but how do you post the pics up.

McTailGator

June 19th, 2005, 10:01 AM

I believe that Domes would be fine if they all got rid of the damn astroturf that is like playing on cement and went to FieldTurf. Problem is that the FieldTurf type grasses are permantly put down with several inches of sand and rubber underneath. This presents a problem for other events such as Boat and RV shows and Monster Truck and Motocross. They could have a false floor that could be installed over the Fieldturf I believe. The Domes in Minneapolis and Detroit both have FieldTurf and they do all the events. So they must lay down a floor over the turf.

Or they could do what the New Orleans Superdome has done. The entire field turf is installed on 4x4 loadable pallets that can be picked up and stacked out of the way when not in use.

Charlie Don't Surf

June 20th, 2005, 07:42 AM

Yeah, Field Turf now offers a tray system for their product, especially useful for multi-purpose domes. Syracuse's Carrier Dome is switching to Field Turf right now for the upcoming season.

Speaking of domes, what do you people think of Idaho State's Holt Arena?

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-020s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-019s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-003s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-004s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-005s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-006s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-007s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-008s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-009s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-010s.jpg

I'm sure some Griz fans will give us some opinions. Heard the sightlines in the lower sections are terrible and somewhat obstructed.

wkuhillhound

June 20th, 2005, 08:38 AM

I'm new to the board and I dont want to seem like an idiot but how do you post the pics up.

If it is from a web site you would right click on the picture then scroll down to properties. On properties it will give you a url address. Copy the url and then use the format url address and then the link will appear in your message.

http://www.wkusports.com/upload/romeocrennelforweb.jpg

thirdgendin

June 20th, 2005, 02:44 PM

Yeah, Field Turf now offers a tray system for their product, especially useful for multi-purpose domes. Syracuse's Carrier Dome is switching to Field Turf right now for the upcoming season.

Speaking of domes, what do you people think of Idaho State's Holt Arena?

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-020s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-019s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-003s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-004s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-005s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-006s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-007s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-008s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-009s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-010s.jpg

I'm sure some Griz fans will give us some opinions. Heard the sightlines in the lower sections are terrible and somewhat obstructed.

It's where Furman won the 1988 national championship so I'll forgive the fact that it's a dome.

Towson56

June 20th, 2005, 07:30 PM

Alot of old sites have our stadium listed as having 5,000 seat capacity but now its around 12,000.

AppMan

June 21st, 2005, 09:01 PM

Looks just like ETSU's mini-dome. Except it looks as though you can see the sidelines in this place. If you don't sit in the first 10 rows at ETSU's place you can't see anything up to 5 yards out on the field. Worst place in America to watch a game.

Yeah, Field Turf now offers a tray system for their product, especially useful for multi-purpose domes. Syracuse's Carrier Dome is switching to Field Turf right now for the upcoming season.

Speaking of domes, what do you people think of Idaho State's Holt Arena?

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-020s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-019s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-003s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-004s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-005s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-006s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-007s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-008s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-009s.jpg

http://www.isu.edu/departments/holt/images/campics/Mvc-010s.jpg

I'm sure some Griz fans will give us some opinions. Heard the sightlines in the lower sections are terrible and somewhat obstructed.

txstate_treach

June 24th, 2005, 06:21 PM

Texas State University Bobcat Stadium

http://www.austinaerials.com/schoolstock/tsu/images/TSU088L.jpg

Green Cookie Monster

June 25th, 2005, 12:29 AM

Texas State University Bobcat Stadium

http://www.austinaerials.com/schoolstock/tsu/images/TSU088L.jpg

Spent many a game day staggering to that place from the KA house. Yes, those hills just about killed us.

I was there about three weeks ago, the new fieldhouse is very nice.

Cat79

June 26th, 2005, 10:25 PM

The new field turf was put in after the end zone complex. The endzone complex and field turf cost approximately $9 million. The Sac State stadium looks nice. What is the capacity?

bobcatfan06

June 26th, 2005, 11:14 PM

Spent many a game day staggering to that place from the KA house. Yes, those hills just about killed us.

I was there about three weeks ago, the new fieldhouse is very nice.

That is a LONG ASS WALK!!! Dude, you have my respect if you walked from the KA house to the stadium. Especially in September. I've walked from Bexar Hall (right across the street from the KA house) and that is a hellacious walk. :eek:

Green Cookie Monster

June 27th, 2005, 12:22 AM

That is a LONG ASS WALK!!! Dude, you have my respect if you walked from the KA house to the stadium. Especially in September. I've walked from Bexar Hall (right across the street from the KA house) and that is a hellacious walk. :eek:

Try it after a late night of Shiner Bock. :D

There used to be a bar, I think the 'Coast' where for $5 entry you got a pitcher and refills were a quarter. What's great about San Marcos is you can literally, albeat a stretch, walk everywhere.

The VB pit behind the house was my pledge classes' contribution, man, that place hasn't changed in 20 years.

What a great place to get and education. It's the perfect 'college town'.

Good luck to the Bobcats.

Green Cookie Monster

June 27th, 2005, 12:39 AM

The new field turf was put in after the end zone complex. The endzone complex and field turf cost approximately $9 million. The Sac State stadium looks nice. What is the capacity?

Thanks, about 21,139. They are basically permanent grandstands(some seatbacks), with an ok press/luxury suite. The main jem is the infrastructure where network quality lighting, scoreboard and a world class track were donated by Spanos and the Anderson Family.

Two recent student refs were passed approving a new arena and stadium redo with health & conditioning center. Price is $128M, $60 has been raised.

Thats alot of cabbage, so time will tell if the new President is successful in his fundraising.

bobcatfan06

June 27th, 2005, 01:42 AM

Try it after a late night of Shiner Bock. :D

There used to be a bar, I think the 'Coast' where for $5 entry you got a pitcher and refills were a quarter. What's great about San Marcos is you can literally, albeat a stretch, walk everywhere.

The VB pit behind the house was my pledge classes' contribution, man, that place hasn't changed in 20 years.

What a great place to get and education. It's the perfect 'college town'.

Good luck to the Bobcats.

Never heard of the Coast. I know Gil's has dollar beer and dollar burgers on Monday nights. I've played VB in that pit a couple times. Had some friends who were KA. I thought about pledging mysefl, but I couldn't afford the dues. I wish I could have though. They are about the only frat I would join on the Texas State campus. They are just my style. Down to earth, Southern boys. I love San Marcos, and yes, that is true about walking everywhere. Well at least the Square. Next time you are in town stop by Katy Station (at the corner of Cheatham and Edward Gary) during happy hour. .99 Ritas and 1.50 domestics. Pretty good food though, just sometimes you have to wait awhile because everything is hand made. Hope you can make it for a Texas State game this year, it ought to be a good season. :)

edit: Don't konw if you know or not, but Texas State has an enrollment of around 27,000 now. If you went here 20 years ago that is quite a large increase. Most alumni I have told that to can't believe what they are hearing.

the playing surface gets rough at times but it's real pretty.
http://www.tigerboard.com/userimages/Houck.jpg

sibiur

July 7th, 2005, 05:11 PM

the playing surface gets rough at times but it's real pretty.
http://www.tigerboard.com/userimages/Houck.jpg

Yeah, but the only team to win there consistently is the Lions...

TheBisonator

July 7th, 2005, 09:09 PM

the playing surface gets rough at times but it's real pretty.
http://www.tigerboard.com/userimages/Houck.jpg

I love that pic. THE original stadium. As an architecture student with a deep interest in stadium design, I get a little choked up every time I see a pic of the Flavian Ampitheatre.

nlwwln

July 10th, 2005, 01:40 AM

home of the gardner webb runnin bulldogs

nlwwln

July 10th, 2005, 01:59 AM

love them bulldogs

nlwwln

July 10th, 2005, 02:14 AM

its humble yet gratifying

TheBisonator

July 10th, 2005, 03:08 AM

For some reason, it looks crooked.

Montana_Mojo

July 10th, 2005, 09:00 AM

Mountaineer-
Very nice setting. I really love the football stadium you have nestled up against the mountains. The town of Boone, the campus of ASU, and the stadium are gorgeous. I couldn't think of a better setting.

I'd love to come out there for a game sometime.

GaSouthern

July 10th, 2005, 04:31 PM

If the Griz were anything like GSU they would not like to come there for football, we always have troubles in boone for one reason or another, hopefully this year we will extend our lead in the series.

Thanks for the kind words Montana Mojo. :) KBS has nothing on Grizz Stadium though. It's like a girl that looks smokin' from a distance but up close..uh.. ;) Hopefully the much talked about stadium approvements will finally become a reality.

GaSouthern - If this year is anything like the past two years..well..you'll probably be right. :(

DCboyWCU

July 11th, 2005, 11:29 AM

Ok, I tried to put up some pics that I took. I just couldn't get it to work. How do I put pics from my computer on here?

DCboy@WCU

Mountaineer

July 11th, 2005, 11:46 AM

DCboyWCU - Make sure the images are hosted somewhere on the web. If you need a free host I recommend:

http://www.imageshack.us

Once they're hosted find the link displayed on the upload page and copy it and click the Insert Image button. Paste the link into the box and hit OK and it should be linked for viewing. Hope that helps.

I'm a big fan of Western Carolina's stadium. I love how the tall main grandstand is completely nestled into the hillside. I also love that new addition to the other side as well. I actually did a sketch of WCU's stadium for an assignment in one of my architecture classes.

nlwwln

July 12th, 2005, 07:59 PM

yea im a big fan of there stadium as well its very quaint in a beautiful settiing, its a great place to build a program around, when i went to your website and saw some of your players strength records i was very impressed how come western cant put it all together and make a run at the playoffs?

DCboyWCU

July 13th, 2005, 11:14 AM

Thanks a lot for the help mountianeer, and for the nice comments from others. IMO the reason we can't put it together has been poor play calling. It's hard to do anything when you are always faced with 3rd and long. Maybe we can get that right this year. Anyway, here are some pics I took at the battle for the jug this past year.

This is a view from the stands of some of the tailgating, with the new fine and performing arts building in the background.
http://img333.imageshack.us/img333/1020/various0520if.jpg
This is the Pride of the Mountains Marching band spelling out "Cats" if you can make it out.
http://img333.imageshack.us/img333/2618/various0569dk.jpg
This is a view of the east side stands from the RAC patio area. Quite a few people had already left.
http://img333.imageshack.us/img333/1623/various0628re.jpg

Hope everyone enjoys!!

DCboy@WCU

GaSouthern

July 13th, 2005, 08:24 PM

I cant wait to go to the stadium next year... whats with the guard rail so far back from the rail?

DCboyWCU

July 16th, 2005, 12:48 AM

They had that there because of the tv camera stuff I think. Also, I think they do that to keep people from watching without paying. That's the patio that is connected to the RAC.

DCBoy@WCU

UAalum72

July 20th, 2005, 10:51 PM

Ribbon-cutting today at Robert Morris University's new Joe Walton Stadium

Here's the 11 million dollar stadium renovation going on at Drake... They tore the first 4 rows of seats out to extend the track surface to get the NCAA Championships and possibly the Olympic Trials. This phase also includes the addition of field turf and a new scoreboard on the south side of the stadium, leaving the north side as now an open end (where the big scoreboard once was). They are going build a new press box and outer plaza in phase two. The total seating will decrease at the horseshoe shaped stadium will decrease down to 16,000.

http://www.drake.edu/journalism/stadiumfile.jpg

And here's our home stadium for the 2005 season, West Des Moines Valley High School's Valley Stadium, capacity of about 17,000, with field turf.

http://www.usaturf.com/hummerturf/images/sofsport/valley_4.jpg

http://www.usaturf.com/hummerturf/images/sofsport/valley_3.jpg

http://www.usaturf.com/hummerturf/images/sofsport/valley_1.jpg

wlj989s

July 24th, 2005, 03:04 PM

Briggs Field at Robert W Plaster Sports Complex
on the campus of Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri
Capacity 16,750

West Side
http://www.smstix.com/VenuesSeatingCharts/images/Plaster.jpg
From the campus
http://www.foundation.smsu.edu/TheBearsFund/PlasterStadium.jpg
Also, from the campus
http://ozarksgeography.smsu.edu/centennial/trees/photographs/Trees/Falltrees/FallTrees_SM/173%20Plaster%20Sports%20Complex.jpg
http://www.smstix.com/VenuesSeatingCharts/images/plaster_sports_complex.gif
East Side is just plain old wooden bleachers.
There is a movement to gain funding to replace the entire east side and possibly make a horse-shoe around either the north or south end-zones.

RadMann

July 24th, 2005, 11:22 PM

I guess at Missouri State if you tailgate too much the word "plastered" is especially appropriate...

wlj989s

July 24th, 2005, 11:47 PM

That's clever.... I'll start spreading it around. :D

PAmedic

July 25th, 2005, 11:10 AM

Liberty U's Williams Stadum: the best I could do, thought there was bigger/better shots out there though.

Here's Jax State's new ProGrass Turf. They finish installing it this week.

http://www.jsugamecocksports.com/images/articles/69464_1_0727051.jpg

http://www.jsugamecocksports.com/images/articles/69464_0727052.jpg

http://www.jsugamecocksports.com/images/articles/69464_0727053.jpg

Here's a link to the installation gallery.
http://www.jsugamecocksports.com/article.asp?articleid=69464

Sam Houston is supposed to be installling that new SpinTurf after this football season for next year along a new scoreboard I think.

eagle1

July 28th, 2005, 05:05 PM

JSU02 - That is a nice looking field. Is that Sprint Turf or Field Turf? I am not sure of the difference between the two. EWU is supposed to be installing Field Turf next spring in time for the 2006 season. We still have to expand and replace the visitor side blechers in the next couple of years. When it is all said and down Woodward Field should seat about 12,000. Now we just need another 6,000 to attend regularly to fill it up. Go Eagles!!!

JSU02

July 28th, 2005, 05:41 PM

JSU02 - That is a nice looking field. Is that Sprint Turf or Field Turf?

Actually, its niether. Its called ProGrass. Here is the link: http://64.23.69.84/home.html

TheBisonator

July 28th, 2005, 06:04 PM

JSU02 - That is a nice looking field. Is that Sprint Turf or Field Turf? I am not sure of the difference between the two. EWU is supposed to be installing Field Turf next spring in time for the 2006 season. We still have to expand and replace the visitor side blechers in the next couple of years. When it is all said and down Woodward Field should seat about 12,000. Now we just need another 6,000 to attend regularly to fill it up. Go Eagles!!!

I like what you've done with your stadium at EWU. But I think you need to get rid of that track surrounding the perimiter. It looks like you don't need to use it there anymore, because you've installed grandstands at the endzones. Maybe you could rip it out and pour some concrete or plant some sod in its place??

http://www.colonelsports.com/images/guidrystadium02.jpg
http://www.colonelsports.com/images/guidrystadium02.jpg
I'm not sure if this working or not but I can't seem to get the picture in the message.

Welcome Nicholls State!! ;)

Baltimore Hen

August 11th, 2005, 12:58 PM

Henfan,

That new DSU field looks pretty impressive for a program that has languished. Do they think the program is on the rise or do they just think it is time to upgrade their facilities?

DSU has dillusions of Grandeur. Somehow they think that no trips to the playoffs and being a perenial loser is grounds to make plans to move I-A.....

jstate83

August 12th, 2005, 04:22 PM

Jackson State University (http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/mississippi/jackson_memorial.shtml)

The stadium offices in the picture on the right is gone now. They are building a 15,000 seat arena there to close it off.

New locker rooms, press box, entrances/ticket booths, new playing surface, (replaced about every 7 to 10 years), and TV monitor's that are connected to the jumbotron feed in the concession stands and walkway down below was added in the last 3 years.

SochorField

August 19th, 2005, 04:32 PM

too bad the Slack fans left in the 3rd quarter......sure the team didnt appreciate it. This is what UC Davis football looks like when SCHOOL IS IN SESSION.

BaylorTitan

August 20th, 2005, 11:19 PM

Whats the largest D1-AA stadium?

RadMann

August 21st, 2005, 12:48 AM

Not sure, although one of the largest that is not used by a pro team but is solely used by the I-AA school is the Yale Bowl.

Dukester

August 22nd, 2005, 10:31 AM

This is the home side:

http://athletics.colgate.edu/newdefaultimages/kerr-stadium.jpg

http://www.colgate.edu/imagesWWW/1000/body_1700_54.jpg

The away side is smaller but the press box is new:

http://kingsley.colgate.edu/pepband/images/scrapIV/2000/pregame.jpg

New for 2005 is supposedly a scoreboard... all fancy and stuff! :)

Longer term is replacing the away stands... There are also end zone seats on one side.

We are getting new scoreboards for this upcoming season, along with it we are dressing up Coughlin-Alumni. Here are some pics. of work in progress:

http://www3.sdstate.edu/Athletics/ScoreboardProject/Index.cfm

http://www3.sdstate.edu/ClassLibrary/Page/Images/Data/8883.jpg

The finishing touches were put on the first two sections of a football-themed mural below the west grandstand.

http://www3.sdstate.edu/ClassLibrary/Page/Images/Data/8882.jpg

More corporate signage was added beneath Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

JagFan

August 25th, 2005, 05:34 PM

:asswhip:

AZGrizFan

August 27th, 2005, 01:03 AM

Those are great shots from the "M". The stadium looks much better with seats in the end zones! Just got back from Missoula, and people there are stoked and ready for the season to begin.

BEAR

August 29th, 2005, 11:12 PM

Here's a picture of Estes stadium at the campus of UCA in conway arkansas:

http://www.d2football.com/stadiums/central_arkansas_stadium_2.jpg

http://www.d2football.com/stadiums/central_arkansas_stadium_1.jpg

TheBisonator

August 30th, 2005, 08:51 PM

Here's a picture of Estes stadium at the campus of UCA in conway arkansas:

http://www.d2football.com/stadiums/central_arkansas_stadium_2.jpg

http://www.d2football.com/stadiums/central_arkansas_stadium_1.jpg

Welcome, UCABEAR!!! It's great to see fans of another team moving from DII to the Big I-AA!! We're only less than two years removed from I-AA ourselves, so it's nice to see some fans of new transitional teams around here. :)

BTW, that's a sweet stadium. Looks like it's definitely up to par for mid-level I-AA.

hawkineer

August 30th, 2005, 09:58 PM

Photos from the Last Game played in Taylor Stadium:
1987 Lehigh - Lafayette Game: LU 17 - LC 10
Anyone who was there remembers one thing: Man was it COLD!

Estes Stadium can hold around 10,000 seating wise. Estes Stadium started its major facelift in 1998 when the home side was torn down and what you see was built. The locker room, athletic training room, weight room and the entire football program are housed in the $5 million building. The $100,000 scoreboard pictured above was also in place for the '98 season. The visitors stands are the most recent update to Estes. The old, silver bleachers were removed in 2004 and replaced with a brick exterior seating area with the visitors locker room also inside. The field has also been updated with a new drainage system and a Tifton Bermuda surface. There is also word that a new replay/video board screen will be built in time for the 2006 season, but I have gotten no word on that yet. Feel free to take a look around the indoor facility as well at Pepsi Americas Indoor Practice Facility (http://www.ucafans.com/facilities/pepsi.php)

all pics courtesy of ucafans.com

HasBeenCat71

September 16th, 2005, 05:40 PM

Here is an aerial view of the fabulous UNI Dome

Tod

September 17th, 2005, 02:28 AM

Got to say that WCU and UCA have very, very nice stadiums. Damn, this is what football is all about !!!! :) :) :) :)

Tod

September 17th, 2005, 02:30 AM

Oops, I didn't mean to leave out the Fabulous UNI-dome, but then, what could be said even if I wanted to? Excellent football facility for an excellent program. :) :) :) :) :)

Hansel

September 17th, 2005, 11:53 AM

Here is an aerial view of the fabulous UNI Dome
Is the UNI-Dome located on Mars??

HasBeenCat71

September 19th, 2005, 08:58 AM

Is the UNI-Dome located on Mars??

I think that the color levels were adjusted to provide more definition of buildings, Vegetation, and topography.

ucdtim17

September 21st, 2005, 05:27 PM

Live view of construction on new UCD stadium:

Stadium webcam (http://www.ae.ucdavis.edu/webcams/StadiumCam.htm)

Looking pretty good!

Tod

September 22nd, 2005, 01:00 AM

That's pretty cool, but it would probably be even better if I looked at your link when it's daylight. :D :D :rolleyes:

Prior to the renovations in the mid 90s, the Yale Bowl did seat more. The capacity prior to the renovations was 70,896. The top 10 or so rows of the Yale Bowl were removed because they were deemed unsafe. Since Yale wasn't drawing the type of crowds like it used to, it made no sense to replace the seats.

Back in the 1930s, there was serious talk of adding a second deck to the Yale Bowl. If that happened, the capacity would've swelled to over 100,000. Back then it might have been practical, but today it isn't. Even the current 64,269 capacity is more than enough, even with the Yale/Harvard game.

LacesOut

October 4th, 2005, 12:35 PM

Towson University's Johnny Unitas Stadium press box.

Teams still play on Astro Turf???

BelgradeBobcat

October 4th, 2005, 02:01 PM

Click on the photo for a larger image

Here's few quick snap shots we took at the Idaho State vs. Montana State game. Bobcat Stadium is a nice little stadium with the exception of the endzone stands which are an abomination. There's talk of "bowling" the endzone and adding more luxery boxes. I hope it's a reality sooner than later. As it stands now, Bobcat Stadium is nicer than most, but could always use a little improvement here and there.

The sunny side of the stadium (student section in the distance)
http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/5414/bobcatshomecoming0159vx.th.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bobcatshomecoming0159vx.jpg)

Bad ISU Field Position. The next play was intercepted and ran back for an MSU TD
http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/9792/bobcatshomecoming0162on.th.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bobcatshomecoming0162on.jpg)

View of tailgating from atop the east stands.
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6643/bobcatshomecoming0039gk.th.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bobcatshomecoming0039gk.jpg)

JMUFortier

October 4th, 2005, 02:08 PM

Here are some A-10 stadiums I didn't see on here:

University of Maine:
http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/main/imgs/facilities/morse2.jpg

is that an actual pic of Hofstra's stadium? It looks like a screen shot from a super nintendo game

JMUFortier

October 4th, 2005, 03:37 PM

I have seen the stadium on TV, though that is an artist's rendition. When you see it on TV, it looks very empty. That shot was taken from the Hofstra athletics web site.

TigerFan17

October 4th, 2005, 03:44 PM

Teams still play on Astro Turf???

I suppose thats the newest excuse from Keeler as to why we beat UD? :D

LacesOut

October 4th, 2005, 04:01 PM

I suppose thats the newest excuse from Keeler as to why we beat UD? :D

LOL Good one.

Ya mean besides:

1) Injuries
B) Depth
III) Youth
4) Big plays

catbob

October 4th, 2005, 06:09 PM

Cool picture of our student section (I'm in that mass) courtesy of Jay Thane. Jay Thane is a great photographer who does shots of a lot of Bobcat sporting events and lets us post them on our site for free. Thank you Jay!

http://www.bobcatnation.com/galleries/051001_fb_isu_jaythane/4.jpg

catbob

October 6th, 2005, 12:14 AM

Montana State Football Stadium
Bobcat Stadium/Reno H. Sales Field

http://msubobcats.com/upload/FAC-stadium_left.jpg

When was this taken?

CatFan22

October 6th, 2005, 02:26 AM

I think that was at the ISU game. I got the picture from msubobcats.com and I think they updated it. Good pic.

89Hen

October 6th, 2005, 09:38 AM

is that an actual pic of Hofstra's stadium? It looks like a screen shot from a super nintendo game
The dead giveaway that it's computer generated is the full house.

BelgradeBobcat

October 6th, 2005, 12:48 PM

I think that was at the ISU game. I got the picture from msubobcats.com and I think they updated it. Good pic.

That is last week's Idaho State game. I can see my vehicle in the parking lot. There's an awful lot of people still tailgating, but the place is pretty much full.

Kiss My Apps

October 7th, 2005, 10:14 AM

23,000+ vs Coastal Carolina

http://www.asulgaa.org/images_2005/IMG_0926.jpg

SoCon48

October 7th, 2005, 12:43 PM

Prior to the renovations in the mid 90s, the Yale Bowl did seat more. The capacity prior to the renovations was 70,896. The top 10 or so rows of the Yale Bowl were removed because they were deemed unsafe. Since Yale wasn't drawing the type of crowds like it used to, it made no sense to replace the seats.

Back in the 1930s, there was serious talk of adding a second deck to the Yale Bowl. If that happened, the capacity would've swelled to over 100,000. Back then it might have been practical, but today it isn't. Even the current 64,269 capacity is more than enough, even with the Yale/Harvard game.

By comparison to the rest of I-AA, it still amazes me that Ivy League schools can draw over 50K to some games and have stadium's like this one (64K) for what is pretty much non-scholarship I-AA football.
Yale draws 50K to a game and the rest of us jump up and down when we have 23 or 24K. ;)

SoCon48

October 7th, 2005, 12:46 PM

23,000+ vs Coastal Carolina

http://www.asulgaa.org/images_2005/IMG_0926.jpg

It was family day, hall of fame day, etc etc. Wonder what the crowd would have been like had we played an opponent who brought 2 or 3+ thousand like some of our better travelling rivals.

wlj989s

October 7th, 2005, 01:33 PM

Beautiful Briggs Field at Plaster Sports Complex on the campus of Missouri State University.
http://image38.webshots.com/38/4/89/18/356048918mudPKh_ph.jpg

http://image46.webshots.com/47/4/97/47/356049747ShqCRc_ph.jpg

http://image64.webshots.com/64/4/50/72/453745072RYhXSJ_ph.jpg

http://image62.webshots.com/62/4/68/34/453746834eRlbHJ_ph.jpg

Hansel

October 7th, 2005, 02:01 PM

It was family day, hall of fame day, etc etc. Wonder what the crowd would have been like had we played an opponent who brought 2 or 3+ thousand like some of our better travelling rivals.
Probably 25 or 26 thousand :p

Tod

October 7th, 2005, 10:20 PM

Beautiful Briggs Field at Plaster Sports Complex on the campus of Missouri State University.
http://image38.webshots.com/38/4/89/18/356048918mudPKh_ph.jpg

http://image46.webshots.com/47/4/97/47/356049747ShqCRc_ph.jpg

http://image64.webshots.com/64/4/50/72/453745072RYhXSJ_ph.jpg

http://image62.webshots.com/62/4/68/34/453746834eRlbHJ_ph.jpg

I can't see them. When I hit the "quote" button, I can see that you at least attempted to post pictures, but I can't see anything. By the way, I've said this before and I'm going to say this again. You have one of the coolest helmets in all of college football. I don't know why or what it is, but they're awesome.

:) :) :)

Tod

October 7th, 2005, 10:22 PM

It was family day, hall of fame day, etc etc. Wonder what the crowd would have been like had we played an opponent who brought 2 or 3+ thousand like some of our better travelling rivals.

That is an awesome picture!!

:nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod:

W. DeMontague

October 8th, 2005, 01:39 AM

I can't see them. When I hit the "quote" button, I can see that you at least attempted to post pictures, but I can't see anything.

That's cause he tried to direct link from webshots. They don't allow that.

Try imageshack.com or photobucket.com.

TVPirate05

October 11th, 2005, 04:59 AM

Hampton University
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/virginia/hampton_armstrong.jpg
That's the home side

http://www.hamptonu.edu/athletics/Women's%20Basketball/Armstrong_Stadium.jpg
From the outside, new addition, completed c. 1999

Take a virtual tour :-) (http://www.ecampustours.com/VirtualTours/VirtualTourSub.aspx?FafsaCode=003714&ItemID=9)

89Hen

October 11th, 2005, 11:35 AM

Hampton University
One of the most mysterious stadiums in the world. Nobody seems to have successfully taken a good picture of the stadium or of any game action in the stadium. :confused: